Flat-iron waxer, cleaner, and rest.



PATEN-TED OCT. 1, 1907.

E. A. S'I ONE. FLAT IRON WAXER. CLEANER, AND REST.

APPLICATION FILED BBQ-2.1906.

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EDWARD A. STONE, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO EDWARD G. EWEN, OF

SAGINAW, MICHIGAN.

FLAT-IRON WAXER, CLEANER, AND REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 1, 1907.

Application filed December 2, 1905. Serial No- 289,962-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD A. STONE, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing in Paterson, county of Passaic, and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flatiron Waxer, Cleaner, and Rest; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in .the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.-

The object of my invention is to provide, in a single, unitary article of manufacture, which can be made cheaply, a device for waxing, cleaning and supporting flat irons, and it consists in its preferred form of three members, to wit a waxing member, a cleaning member and a rest member all hinged together in such manner that when not in use they may be folded into compact arrangement.

In theaccompanying'drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device; Fig. 2 is an underneath plan view with portions of certain fabric or paper sheets removed; Figs. 3, 4.- and 5 are sectional views on the lines xx, y-y and zz, respectively; and, Fig. 6 is a view in end elevation of the device, showing it partly open. 7 x

The waxing member, cleaning member and rest or supporting member are indicated by the reference characters a, b and 0, respectively.

Member (1 comprises a wo'oden base 01, a suitable wax composition 6 laid on said base, a fabric coating f covering the composition and having its edges extended around the sides of the composition and of the base 11 and under the latter, as shown in Fig. 3, and secured by tacks g or other means.

The cleaning member b comprises a wooden base h, several strips of fabric 71 extending preferably longitudinally over said base and having their short ends passed around and under the short ends of said base and there secured as by tacks 9', Fig. 4.

The rest member 0 comprises a wooden base k and a sheet of asbestos l, or other non-heat-conducting material, laid on the base It and secured by tacks m or other means.

A binding strip n, 0, may be passed around the edges or sides of the bases h and it to secure the fabric sheets i and give a finish to the members b and 0; such strip may be secured by tacks p.

The three members are pivoted together in the following manner: A plurality of fabric or other flexible strips q are tacked or otherwise secured to the members so that they will fold up together in the manner shown in Fig. 6. In Fig. 2 these are shown as extending under the members a and b, then up between one long edge of base h and the binding strip n, and then down between the binding strip of member c and its base It, and then under said base 1c, being tacked to the several bases d, h and 7c.

To impart a finish to the bottoms of the several bases, a sheet of paper or fabric 1" may be applied, being tacked or glued in place, as desired.

In use, the parts stand opened-out as shown in Fig. 1. On applying the iron to member a, it receives wax through the fabric f from the composition 6; the iron may then be cleaned by rubbing it on the fabric surface of member b; and when the iron is not in use, it may be placed on the asbestos sheet 1 of member 0 as a rest.

From time to time, as the fabric layers of member b become soiled the top layer may be cut away or otherwise removed to expose a fresh layer.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the character set forth comprising a waxing member, a cleaning member and a rest member adapted to fold one upon the other, so that the lower member constitutes a support for the two superposed members, a. Waxing surface on the waxing member, the cleaning member being separate from the waxing member, the rest member comprising a base separate from the cleaning and waxing members and means on the base noninjuriously affected by direct contact with a heated surface and flexible means connecting and extending between the respective separate members.

2. In a fiabiron waxing, cleaning and rest device, the combination of a waxing member, a cleaning member and a rest member adapted to fold face to face, said Waxing member comprising a base and a waxing surface on said base, said cleaning member comprising another and separate base and layers of cleaning material secured to said base, and said rest member comprising another and also separate base and a layer of nonheat-conducting material secured to said base, and flexible connections between said members.

3. In a fiat-iron waxing, cleaning and rest'device, the combination of a waxing member, a cleaning member, a rest member, and means for connecting the said members together edge to edge, said means having its flexing portions located, as regards one pair of said members, adja cent their upper faces, and, as regards the other pair of said members, adjacent their lower faces, substantially as described.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of December, 1905.

.EDIVARD A. STONE.

Witnesses:

JOHN W. STEWARD, WM. D. BELL. 

